Josh Brolin's Childhood Scars -- from Wild Animals (VIDEO)

Josh Brolin and his brother grew up among wild animals -- and have the stitches and scars to prove it. His mother was an animal activist, who'd "take the animals away from people who had illegally taken them out of the wild [and] nurse them back to health," explained Brolin on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' (weeknights, 12:05AM ET on ABC). Then they'd rerelease them in the Mojave Desert.

"My brother had 60 stitches in his leg ... from cleaning the cages -- while the animals were still in the cages," said Brolin. "It was a wolf that nailed my brother, and I got nailed by a bobcat and a coyote."

So how does he feel about animals now -- any pets? Check the video to see what (or who) is in the backyard.